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Wednesday, 10 August 2016

Cultists Shoot Polytechnic Student And His Two Friends Dead Inside A Restaurant In Ogun State

Gunmen suspected to be cult members
have invaded Abule Nla Road in the Iponri area of Lagos State, shooting at
youths in a restaurant. During the shootout, three persons were reportedly
killed. The victims comprised a student of a polytechnic in Ogun State,
Damilola Adegoke, and two of his friends, identified only as Kehinde and
Junior, aka Hypo.
It was learnt that another friend, who sustained gunshot injuries on both legs,
was recuperating in a private hospital in the area.

Punch Metro was told that the attackers, who reportedly came in a car, stormed
the restaurant – Iya Illa Mini Mart – on Abule Nla Road by Vaughan Street at
about 8pm on Sunday and opened fire on the drinkers.
It was learnt that 20-year-old Damilola died on the spot, while Kehinde and
Junior, an auto mechanic, were rushed to a hospital where they were also
confirmed dead.

It was gathered that policemen from the Iponri division came to the area to
remove Damilola’s corpse and to examine the restaurant which had chairs smeared
with blood.
The policemen, assisted by members of the Vigilantes Group of Nigeria,
reportedly arrested two of the gunmen on Ilaje and Otumara streets in the area.

When Punch correspondent got to the area on Tuesday, a crowd of sympathisers
gathered at the restaurant and Damilola’s house.
A member of the vigilance group, who identified himself only as Musibau, said the
attack looked like a reprisal.

Musibau, who was an eyewitness, said, “There were five friends at the
restaurant on that evening. The polytechnic student brought four of his friends
to catch fun at the junction. Around 8pm, the gunmen came in a car and started
shooting. The poly student and three other friends were hit.

“The policemen later came to remove Damilola’s corpse. But the families of the
two other victims had earlier removed their corpses from the scene. I saw blood
all over the place. One of the deceased was taken to his father’s place on
Moore Street before the police arrived.

“The two other boys killed were said to belong to a gang called Kogbagidi boys.
But Damilola, the poly student, was said to be easy-going. The attack looked
like a cult reprisal. That restaurant is usually where the youths stay to drink
and have fun. The vigilantes, together with the police, were able to arrest two
suspects with guns in the Otumara area.”

Damilola’s father, Folorunsho Adegoke, said his son had come home from school
to collect pocket money before he met untimely death.

He said, “Damilola came back on Friday. He came home to collect some pocket
money. He was a student of the Moshood Abiola Polytehcnic, Ogun State. He and
his friends were having fun at the restaurant when they shot him.

“The policemen were here on that evening. They said the attack was
cult-related. I have put my comfort in God.”

A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Kehinde and Junior died
at the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute -Meta, on Monday.

She said, “We thought violence had stopped in our area; we did not know those
gangs were only regrouping. The other families did not release the corpses of
their boys to the police. The families were afraid that the burial would be
delayed. Three persons died in the attack.”

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed
the attack.
She said, “The police recorded one death. Preliminary investigation reveals
that it is a cult reprisal. Investigation is ongoing, while effort is on to
arrest the fleeing suspects.”

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